SMART TALK.

Clothes-minded About Finding True Love

Consider Jon Han, owner of Uptown Valet, a Washington, D.C., dry cleaner, who maintains a wall of customer photos that serves as a neighborhood singles survey.

"I like to see people get together," says Han, who numbers the 1,000 pictures to keep identities anonymous. Stick-on notes pass messages such as "Love your smile 380, from 609."

As a result, about two dozen customers are dating, says Han. "I push them a little bit. I say, `I know you've been looking.' "

On the Internet "match.com" (http://www.match.com) lets you link up with 70,000 members in the United States and Canada for $9.95 a month. Profiles read like personal ads with personality: "I can look like Keanu Reeves if you take his People magazine cover, cut out eyeholes and strap it to my head," a Chicago man wrote.

Chicago cabdriver Ellis "Chubby" Miller (who can be paged at 312-730-3905) maintains a book of lovelorn passengers' resumes.

"I'm always talking to women," he says. "I'm always talking to men. I hear they have similar problems, and I said, `Hey, you should meet her.' "

The questionnaire costs $5 and queries favorite music and future ambitions. Among the 500 listings he has handled over 13 years, Chubby boasts two marriages -- and one divorce.